LOOKUP_BDEV(9)                            The Linux VFS                            LOOKUP_BDEV(9)



NAME
       lookup_bdev - lookup a struct block_device by name

SYNOPSIS
       struct block_device * lookup_bdev(const char * pathname);

ARGUMENTS
       pathname
           special file representing the block device

DESCRIPTION
       Get a reference to the blockdevice at pathname in the current namespace if possible and
       return it. Return ERR_PTR(error) otherwise.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                            LOOKUP_BDEV(9)